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The Lancet published a study here https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00191-0/fulltext emphasizing that young adults (ages 18–39) are a neglected but crucial window for dementia prevention. Most dementia research focuses on mid-to-late life, yet many modifiable risk factors that affect long-term brain health emerge or peak in young adulthood.

Key Modifiable Risk Factors

• Education: Low levels reduce cognitive reserve and increase dementia risk.
• Hearing loss: One billion young adults globally are at risk due to unsafe listening practices.
• Traumatic brain injury (TBI): High rates from sports, motor accidents, and intimate partner violence.
• Hypertension: One in 12 young adults is affected; rates higher among Black Americans and in LMICs.
• Alcohol use: Peaks in early 20s, linked to long-term brain changes.
• Obesity & physical inactivity: Both rising rapidly; linked to inflammation and cardiovascular risk.
• Smoking/vaping: 90% of daily smokers start before 26.
• Depression & social isolation: Peak in early 20s, linked to later ADRD (Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias) risk.
• Diabetes: 4% prevalence in young adults; prediabetes affects 1 in 4.
• Environmental factors: Air pollution, vision loss, high LDL cholesterol, and even emerging risks like sleep disruption, stress, spirituality, and microplastics.

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